Couldn't help but think of my father while watching this video. He flew Jugs out of Duxford, England during WWII. He also flew in the Korean War and two tours in Viet-Nam. The P-47 was always his favorite. R.I.P. Dad.
My father told me how much they loved to see those war birds in the sky giving them support ; he was on the ground in Korea ,,may have seen your dad overhead ,god bless
The P-47 has always been my favorite airplane! I have heard it said that "If you want to impress the women, fly a p-51. If you want to come home again, fly a P-47." All 10 of the leading Thunderbolt aces survived the war. The amount of punishment the Jug could take and still bring it's pilot home was just incredible.
That quote reminds me of the story of P-47 ace Robert Johnson who's plane was shot up with 21-20mm cannon holes & 200-7.92mm machine gun bullets holes and still made back to England. Johnson said he thought he was dead when German ace Egon Mayer tried to finish him off when he was flying his crippled plane back to base, luckily Maye'sr FW 190 had only machine gun ammo left, that's where the 200 rounds came from. After Mayer's frustration of not knocking down the '47 he flew next to Johnson shook his head and tip his wing and flew off.
I've heard this before and unfortunately it is not true. Neel Kearby, the fourth leading Thunderbolt ace and the highest scoring Thunderbolt ace in the Pacific Theatre, was shot down and killed in March of 1944. He had 22 kills to his name. I believe the every other top ten Thunderbolt ace survived, so it would be 9 out of the top 10. I do believe itt is true that the top 10 P-47 aces in Europe survived though.
@Keirnon Grainger Was the Typhoon or Tempest similar in action mode and capability to the P-47? I have not seen much in comparison literature of these, or for that matter to the Mossie, and perhaps also the Corsair. P-47-s were in the Pacific theater, but Corsairs were not in the European theater, to my knowledge
@@mylakay100 the R-2800 used in production planes didn't produce 2800 hp until very late in the war; like the last two or so months. For most of the war it was 2,000 to 2,600 hp.
@@xavier4519 some were producing 2800 horsepower before the bubble-top canopies - at least very close. But this was in pretty rare cases. Such a case is Robert S Johnson's plane, and he suspected that his personal plane, witch also received special attention via sanding, could reach 470 mph. I, however, am talking about the vast majority of P-47s during the war. Most fighter groups didn't receive the attention that the 56th did, and most pilots did not increase their manifold pressure over factory.
Craig Pennington That is my pet peeve about most vids that might include the sound that went with the clip. My theory about why people add music is because movie editing software prompts them to, and at that exact point in the editing process they suddenly feel they should. If not prompted to do so, they would not of even have thought of it. Maybe.
Craig. Thanks and I'm glad you like the clip. I try to avoid music as much as possible as the aircraft provide their own. On the odd occasion I add some I usually also include the same clip without any, except where I'm using non copyright music to mask copyrighted music played by the organisers at the show, which in itself is probably the most annoying feature of any airshow other than commentators who think they are paid by the word!
Agreed. The P-51 was lighter, more maneuverable, an a wee bit faster in level flight, but it was fragile compared to the Thunderbolt, and carried a third less ammo, and only had 6 machine guns compared to 8 on the Thunderbolt. BTW, an F-4U Corsair, which had very similar performance characteristics to the Thunderbolt, is known to have shot down a P-51 along with two other planes in air to air combat between two Central American countries over I believe a soccer game.
One of the first books on military aviation I read as a boy was "Thunderbolt" by Bob Johnson and Martin Caidin. I've loved the Jug ever since. Thanks for posting!
Me as well. I was thinking of that book, hoping I could find another copy (I haven't seen mine in years), not remembering who wrote it . . . Now I can ask google to find it for a re-read. Thanks.
Great background in the description section. A few years back I walked into the Bradley Air Museum and saw my first P-47in person. I was struck by the size of it and thought about how amazing it was that such young pilots flew these beasts. At that age we thought we were "hot shit" because we rode motorcycles.
@@shanek6582 Water injection was used to stop detonation (engine knock) when the engine would be intentionally "overboosted" for emergency power, overboosting the engine added another 300 HP or so but without the water injection the engines would get into detonation so hard that it would blow holes in the tops of the pistons and crack piston rings, methanol was mixed in with the water to keep it from freezing at high altitudes where it's -30° to -50° below zero.
@@littleboyboom_boom4726 First of all, it's not -30° below at take off, and even at altitude when you've got 70" of boost it's all about the temperature inside the combustion chamber.
One thing I might add...any time you add a non-compressable liquid to a combustion chamber it raises your compression ratio. That's actually to the best of my knowledge how the extra power was produced with water injection. It also does have the added affect of keeping the cylinders/pistons cool from the added compression.
The P51 was the pretty boy boxer who tap dances around and takes jabs at you while the 47 was the bare knuckled brawler who just wades in and goes for the KO.
"Ach du lieber, mein schatz"! What a fine looking plane - I love planes that look great, "jug profile" or not!! I've got the profile of a "pear"! Beautiful photography, with that wonderful piece of "sculpture" against the rolling green countryside. "Gesundheit"!!!
The prop walk through was to ensure that any residual oil or fuel that may have drained into lower cylinders via gravity past piston rings is evacuated slowly out exhaust valves to avoid a possible hydraulic lock and resultant bent connecting rod. A ruined engine. Her engine a work of engineering art. Able to cool itself by availing cylinders to onrushing air stream.
pure beauty in motion, thank you for sharing this great video. Interesting fact is the 48TFW and 492TFS were at RAF Lakenheath when I lived there and was still F111. Very cool history lesson in this Jug
It's my pleasure. If only the F111s were still there! They flew this Jug and a Spitfire into Lakenheath on 5th July for a historic photo shoot with the F-15's - you can watch it here - www.dvidshub.net/video/599208/p-47-heritage-visit
While I greatly admire the Merlin engine, for me there's nothing like the throaty growl of these radial engine beasts.. not to mention their durability ....
@@keithallver2450 - The 262 was fast as hell but not very maneuverable, was pretty fragile, and only carried 600 rounds of ammo. Granted, it was 20mm, but the P-47 could run circles around it in a dogfight. You couldn't outrun it, but as long as you didn't get in front of it... It was all about tactics. Scissors n high and low yoyo's n stuff.
Having now watched the video, I confess to a small tear... And, I saw a Dragon, Sea Fury, Texans, moths and a twin seat Spitfire. That must have been some day out. Thank you again. I am going to re-watch it. :)
Fun fact about the P47. During WW2, America's amazing neighbor Mexico, after declaring war on the Axis, donated 500 of their best trained air-crewman, trained in aerial navigation, mapping and aerial reconnaissance to the fight against the Axis, as long as they could operate solely under Mexican Command. The United States agreed and donated Mexico a fleet of 25, P47's, using just 25 of these warbirds, Mexico's 201st Aztec Eagle Fighter Squadron strafed and bombed thousands of Japanese opposition. Destroying hundreds of their vehicles, artillery, bunkers, and put 20,000 Japanese fighters out of commission. Mexican citizens cheered on America, and America cheered on Mexico officially ending long lived tensions from our past. All thanks to these beautiful thunderbirds! Ever since, Mexico has slowly began to adopt American culture, and military style of equipment.
@Bighorn44 None Wow, you sound like a psychopath. What's criminal about Mexico? Last time I checked their government arrested and extradited the biggest cartel boss (El Chapo) and killed 12,000 cartels through military force, and imprisoned 8,500 more. And they're one of our largest trade partners. They also helped the U.S intercept the migrant caravan. A true patriot would idolize strength through diplomacy, not through hate, you are not an American patriot. I think you're crazy.
Protector 95 By chance if you like i can provide you with a link that has a well researched and written 3pt article on the Mexican 201st Fighter Squadron. There has been an update added recently. Cheers.
Search for the RUclips Channels 'Voodoo1650' and 'Reno Air Racing Association' - and get some Racing Action. Iit's in decline the past years but you'll never forget the Sound of a Mustang at 500 mph...
My Dad flew these in WW2. He was in the very first class of Army Air corps cadets. There were 69 cadets in his class and only 2 survived the war. He told me half of them were lost in training. Local civilians would come out to the field on Sundays to watch for crashes.
That ''putt-putt'' Merlin probably did more to help win the war than any other engine. putt-putting it's way to more than 2,200hp and over 3,500 ft/lbs of torque. I'll take one any day
@@jj182bass You do know the P-51 replaced its Allison engines with the Merlins? So she could escort the Allied bombers to their targets. They tried to put extra fuel tanks on the Spitfire but it lost its roll capabilities. The P-51 was a escort fighter while the Spitfire was a interceptor. Both with the Merlins.
Emmet Floyd oh interesting. That whine / whistle sounded like it! I guess most of the turbo supercharged warbirds did this. That’s kinda a bummer but I’m sure it was extremely complicated and maintenance intensive, and totally pointless at the speeds and attitudes it operates at. Blower control on our TBM is locked in “low” for the same reason.
Unless by chance the new owner replaced it but Yes it really was no longer needed it was just an unnecessary expense and maintenance item, we welded the pipes closed because it made the cockpit ungodly hot.
Built not far from where I live and at one time I lived very close to the factory in East Farmingdale NY. Sadly by then they were just about out of business (1987). We still have the American Airpower Museum, which is one of the last buildings left from Republic Aviation.
Fantastic. My grandfather, Louie, installed the left wing landing gear assemblies at Republic Aviation on Long Island during the war. I still have some of the tire valve caps he kept after production was suspended.
Brilliant connection. He probably fitted the left wing landing gear then - I wonder if a tire valve cap was missing? Joking apart, some nice mementoes. These days maybe somebody could build an aircraft around a pair of those?
Here is an article on the origins of the 2 seat Spitfire - flyaspitfire.com/origins-of-the-two-seater-spitfire - In short, Vickers Supermarine converted 2, one during WW2 and another after, as 'prototypes' to test their feasibility. Subsequently the Irish Air Corps ordered Spitfires and decided to use dual control 2 seaters to train with. A number of survivors are made up of these aircraft, but some single seat Spitfires have been converted more recently in order that they can be 'pay their way' by being used to fly paying passengers for experience flights as well as to train and convert private pilots to enable them to fly single seat Spitfires.
This is amazing plane design. The lines, weight and aesthetic are fantastic. Looks and feels so balanced. Prolly flies like rubbish... but gives the Mustang a run for it's money (looks-wize). I'm a designer so I know nothing about planes but I like this design.
It turned out to be one of the three greatest American fighters of WW2. It was actually designed around its engine supercharger, which made it able to climb to greater height and perform better in the thinner atmosphere. As a designer you may be interested in the technicalities and history which are outlined very well here - www.aviation-history.com/republic/p47.html
Yup above 20'000 ft the Jug could stay with a FW190 and thats saying a lot. Its roll rate was very good and the 190 was the best aircraft of the war till the 51 came along. 190 was pretty much the german equivalent of the T bolt. Fast ' rugged and very reliable
I was curious where this one was built. The old US Department of Defense plant where this plane was built still stands to this day in Evansville, Indiana. It passed to the Whirlpool Corporation sometime after the war where up until maybe a decade ago they produced kitchen appliances. It now belongs to Sugar Steel Corporation. Several organizations out of Evansville have tried without much success to procure a P47. Thank you for sharing this video. You see lots of P51s and Spitfires on youtube. P47s not so much.
The Beast!!! Putting a P47 in a dogfight is like putting a hockey player in a figure skating contest, a figure skating contest to the death, the figure skaters may dance around him some but sooner or later he's gonna get a hold of them, and when he does it's curtains for them.
I believe that during the war a pilot (don’t know name) was forced to crash land his Jug behind enemy lines. His wing man landed his plane and the two pilots clambered into the P47 and took off for home base. A brave act but when they returned they were reprimanded for risking the loss of two pilots and an intact P47. They should have been bemedalled for their bravery
Sounds like a feasible story. If the rescue pilot was reprimanded, he certainly had poor leadership. As you say, he should've been rewarded, but I don't suppose either he or the pilot he rescued cared one iota about either. He saved his 'buddy' and that's all that counts!
That must be the shortest flight ever ! Very interesting to see hydraulic releasing the engine to purge the oil from the lower heads before start up, not that it appears to have cleared much oil by the look of the clouds of smoke when it did start, very nice to see the ground preparation on your videos. Chris B.
Chris, Thankyou. The engine was even more reluctant to start than it appears, as I have excluded about half of the procedure from the film. The aircraft was flying out for a display at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire (East Midlands Airshow). The pilot, Stuart Goldspink, requested a couple of flypasts after take off but was refused because the circuit was too busy at the time and upon return there was just a fly through and break for landing, which is why it appears to be such a short flight. I hope to catch a full planned display from the P-47 over the coming weekend. Steve.
Englishman...pulling the prop through checks for a liquid lock. It doesn't clear one. If the prop meets resistance, a spark plug must be pulled to drain the oil from the clearance volume.
An amazing aircraft designer with a very interesting (but necessarily secretive) life. Very interesting to read about. Inaccurate information on 'Wikipedia' concerning date and circumstances of his death, which I have edited/corrected, with sources supplied!
I didn't know that about the C-123 Provider (but then I realised I need to know more about the C123 Provider!). Isn't there one of those as a wreck in the movie 'Air America'? Those R2800s are great engines, thousands made for all kinds of different aircraft and totally up to the job, loads of spares, pretty reliable and can take punishment. Then put them on American aircraft - near perfect! Take a look at this film (it might make you weep) - I'd be interested in your opinion on the R2800 engine which goes on to fail? - ruclips.net/video/h6H0YAE2p0g/видео.html
@Trey Stephens I agree. Give me a P47 T bolt anyday .That magnifacent beast broke the luftwaffes back long before the Pretty boy P51 was even a design on paper.T bolts brought their pilots home. One bullet in a vital coolant line and the P51 made you a POW.
Both are great heavy powerful and dependable. If I was a WW2 pilot though, I'd go for this over the razorback, purely for the better all around visibility afforded by the canopy.
Sure,makes sense.Were there any other differences between this and the Razorbacks? I seem to recall the P51D with bubble canopy were slightly slower than previous models and often see modified P51D racers with built up backs.Probably insignificant on P47 with all that mass and power.
I wonder if the turbo is actually working in this plane or if he disconnected it, usually if it is disconnect the start up exhaust will shoot through the cowling, but in the video it didnt
Couldn't help but think of my father while watching this video. He flew Jugs out of Duxford, England during WWII. He also flew in the Korean War and two tours in Viet-Nam. The P-47 was always his favorite. R.I.P. Dad.
John Oakes This was filmed at Duxford where this P-47 is based.
True heroes that flew these machines. No electronic flight stability then!
My dad was a crew chief on a P-47D stationed in England
Yes you are correct ✔😉👍
My father told me how much they loved to see those war birds in the sky giving them support ; he was on the ground in Korea ,,may have seen your dad overhead ,god bless
I NEVER get tired of seeing these wonderful old warbirds in action.
💪👏👍👍👍
The P-47 has always been my favorite airplane! I have heard it said that "If you want to impress the women, fly a p-51. If you want to come home again, fly a P-47." All 10 of the leading Thunderbolt aces survived the war. The amount of punishment the Jug could take and still bring it's pilot home was just incredible.
That quote reminds me of the story of P-47 ace Robert Johnson who's plane was shot up with 21-20mm cannon holes & 200-7.92mm machine gun bullets holes and still made back to England. Johnson said he thought he was dead when German ace Egon Mayer tried to finish him off when he was flying his crippled plane back to base, luckily Maye'sr FW 190 had only machine gun ammo left, that's where the 200 rounds came from. After Mayer's frustration of not knocking down the '47 he flew next to Johnson shook his head and tip his wing and flew off.
I've heard this before and unfortunately it is not true. Neel Kearby, the fourth leading Thunderbolt ace and the highest scoring Thunderbolt ace in the Pacific Theatre, was shot down and killed in March of 1944. He had 22 kills to his name. I believe the every other top ten Thunderbolt ace survived, so it would be 9 out of the top 10. I do believe itt is true that the top 10 P-47 aces in Europe survived though.
The P-47 is my very most favorite of WWII fighter planes, the F-4U being a close second. Both were badasses for their day, and still are.
@Keirnon Grainger Was the Typhoon or Tempest similar in action mode and capability to the P-47? I have not seen much in comparison literature of these, or for that matter to the Mossie, and perhaps also the Corsair. P-47-s were in the Pacific theater, but Corsairs were not in the European theater, to my knowledge
Jug takes third place on my list behind the Hellcat and the 109.
@@mylakay100 the R-2800 used in production planes didn't produce 2800 hp until very late in the war; like the last two or so months. For most of the war it was 2,000 to 2,600 hp.
@@danraymond1253 jug pilots went crazy with the manifold pressure, I'd say even before the bubble canopies it could have been reaching 2800
@@xavier4519 some were producing 2800 horsepower before the bubble-top canopies - at least very close. But this was in pretty rare cases. Such a case is Robert S Johnson's plane, and he suspected that his personal plane, witch also received special attention via sanding, could reach 470 mph. I, however, am talking about the vast majority of P-47s during the war. Most fighter groups didn't receive the attention that the 56th did, and most pilots did not increase their manifold pressure over factory.
Thank you very much for Not adding music. An outstanding video on an outstanding fighter. This P-47 is super cool.
Craig Pennington That is my pet peeve about most vids that might include the sound that went with the clip. My theory about why people add music is because movie editing software prompts them to, and at that exact point in the editing process they suddenly feel they should. If not prompted to do so, they would not of even have thought of it. Maybe.
@@clayz1 You're probably right. Music is a hit&miss deal. And it must be the right kind if used.
Craig. Thanks and I'm glad you like the clip. I try to avoid music as much as possible as the aircraft provide their own. On the odd occasion I add some I usually also include the same clip without any, except where I'm using non copyright music to mask copyrighted music played by the organisers at the show, which in itself is probably the most annoying feature of any airshow other than commentators who think they are paid by the word!
The motor sound is all the music needed!
High Flight Films very seldom do.
An unsung hero. Unfairly overshadowed by the P-51
Agreed. The P-51 was lighter, more maneuverable, an a wee bit faster in level flight, but it was fragile compared to the Thunderbolt, and carried a third less ammo, and only had 6 machine guns compared to 8 on the Thunderbolt. BTW, an F-4U Corsair, which had very similar performance characteristics to the Thunderbolt, is known to have shot down a P-51 along with two other planes in air to air combat between two Central American countries over I believe a soccer game.
CromLaughsAtYourFourWinds another thing about the p47 is that it represents america better than the p51. Big, heavy, powerful
@Island Mountain Farm - Hat's off to your Dad! I'm so jealous! The closest I can get to a P-47 is my _Jane's Combat Flight Simulator_ on my computer.
@@robertgantry2118 It was another Corsair that bought it.
@@Desertduleler_88 - May I know the source of your information?
The huge props, the double wasp engine, the sheer size!
Fantastic video of a beautiful plane! The Merlin soundtrack in the background was an additional bonus! 👍🏻
Thankyou. The Merlin backing group is always very popular!
Jets make noise. Props make history! 👍
Pistons makemmusic.
Showtime 100
No doubt the Mustang is a sleek and lethal fighter but the Jug hits me in the gut in a way the Mustang never has.
One of the first books on military aviation I read as a boy was "Thunderbolt" by Bob Johnson and Martin Caidin. I've loved the Jug ever since. Thanks for posting!
Good book.
I've lost track of how many times I've read it. I wore out the copy I bought when it first came out and had to buy a good used one.
Mine too!.
It is signed by Johnston and wore out from reading it over and over again!.
Me as well. I was thinking of that book, hoping I could find another copy (I haven't seen mine in years), not remembering who wrote it . . . Now I can ask google to find it for a re-read. Thanks.
Beautiful airplane, excellent camera work, and no music. Just perfect!
Thankyou.
Great background in the description section. A few years back I walked into the Bradley Air Museum and saw my first P-47in person. I was struck by the size of it and thought about how amazing it was that such young pilots flew these beasts. At that age we thought we were "hot shit" because we rode motorcycles.
IMO the best all round fighter in the USAAF inventory.
The PW R2800 was first to achieve 1 hp per cubic inch. 2800 hp with water and alcohol injection. Great engine!
Iguana
Dave Hansen why did they have to inject water?
@@shanek6582
Water injection was used to stop detonation (engine knock) when the engine would be intentionally "overboosted" for emergency power, overboosting the engine added another 300 HP or so but without the water injection the engines would get into detonation so hard that it would blow holes in the tops of the pistons and crack piston rings, methanol was mixed in with the water to keep it from freezing at high altitudes where it's -30° to -50° below zero.
@@dukecraig2402 why engine need cooling when temperature is - 30c outside
@@littleboyboom_boom4726
First of all, it's not -30° below at take off, and even at altitude when you've got 70" of boost it's all about the temperature inside the combustion chamber.
One thing I might add...any time you add a non-compressable liquid to a combustion chamber it raises your compression ratio. That's actually to the best of my knowledge how the extra power was produced with water injection. It also does have the added affect of keeping the cylinders/pistons cool from the added compression.
pure people, if the mustang was a technical boxer, the p-47 was a boozed up brawler. I love this plane.
if the Mustang is a rapier, the Jug is a two-handed battle axe
The P51 was the pretty boy boxer who tap dances around and takes jabs at you while the 47 was the bare knuckled brawler who just wades in and goes for the KO.
...the 20+ yr old heros of the 40's though these planes were 'expendable.' Now, we KNOW they are priceless...
That prop is massive when you compare scale to the guy manually rotating it.
Love the R. 2800... Doesn't leak like others do... Reliable engine when seviced properly
The R2800 is a work of art and a powerhouse as well.
Love hearing the engine!
I bought a 2020 Flying Legends calendar and the exact Thunderbolt in this video is the March picture. What a beautiful aircraft.
"Ach du lieber, mein schatz"! What a fine looking plane - I love planes that look great, "jug profile" or not!! I've got the profile of a "pear"! Beautiful photography, with that wonderful piece of "sculpture" against the rolling green countryside. "Gesundheit"!!!
You can even hear the turbo-supercharger. Wonderful!
Beautiful- it is an honor to have known the Late Col. Stanley Paul Latiolais of 48th FG 493rd FS. His wife was my Mother's great Aunt.
I love the T-Bolt and the Spitire. Beauty and the beast.
The prop walk through was to ensure that any residual oil or fuel that may have drained into lower cylinders via gravity past piston rings is evacuated slowly out exhaust valves to avoid a possible hydraulic lock and resultant bent connecting rod. A ruined engine.
Her engine a work of engineering art. Able to cool itself by availing cylinders to onrushing air stream.
I like the JUG. The R 2800 PRAT AND WHITNEY makes a ton of power and the Elliptical wing is really cool looking.
toughest plane of the second world war great engineering went into the design
It certainly was and did and is a joy to see!👍
Dang, those things were sleek
She looks so good at startup , notice the wastegates open at startup then close during warm up , spooling up that big GE turbo 🤩❤️🏁
pure beauty in motion, thank you for sharing this great video. Interesting fact is the 48TFW and 492TFS were at RAF Lakenheath when I lived there and was still F111. Very cool history lesson in this Jug
It's my pleasure. If only the F111s were still there! They flew this Jug and a Spitfire into Lakenheath on 5th July for a historic photo shoot with the F-15's - you can watch it here - www.dvidshub.net/video/599208/p-47-heritage-visit
While I greatly admire the Merlin engine, for me there's nothing like the throaty growl of these radial engine beasts.. not to mention their durability ....
P-47 Jugs rock! You can’t argue with 2,000 horsepower and eight .50 calibers! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Jonty - go ahead and try it, you’ll be SORRY. Ask any veteran Luftwaffe pilot!
The ME-262 would win that argument.
Hell YEAH! P-47 was a bad mofo! Could take a hell of a beating, too!
@@keithallver2450 - The 262 was fast as hell but not very maneuverable, was pretty fragile, and only carried 600 rounds of ammo. Granted, it was 20mm, but the P-47 could run circles around it in a dogfight. You couldn't outrun it, but as long as you didn't get in front of it... It was all about tactics. Scissors n high and low yoyo's n stuff.
@@robertgantry2118 The ME-262 had four 30 mm Cannons, not 20 mm
My first thought upon discovering this video: Oh my GOD, a modern video of a P-47...I'm going to hear a P-47???? WOW!
Thanks for this.
Having now watched the video, I confess to a small tear...
And, I saw a Dragon, Sea Fury, Texans, moths and a twin seat Spitfire.
That must have been some day out.
Thank you again. I am going to re-watch it. :)
Gorgeous machine. You forget how big they are until you see someone spin the prop.
Absolutely my plane of choice if I had lived during WWII.
Spitfire/Mozzie/Fw-190D for me.... but each to their own
;)
Imagine the power in that beast. Each wing carried 300 lbs of machine guns alone, without the ammo, which was also heavy.
Fun fact about the P47. During WW2, America's amazing neighbor Mexico, after declaring war on the Axis, donated 500 of their best trained air-crewman, trained in aerial navigation, mapping and aerial reconnaissance to the fight against the Axis, as long as they could operate solely under Mexican Command. The United States agreed and donated Mexico a fleet of 25, P47's, using just 25 of these warbirds, Mexico's 201st Aztec Eagle Fighter Squadron strafed and bombed thousands of Japanese opposition. Destroying hundreds of their vehicles, artillery, bunkers, and put 20,000 Japanese fighters out of commission. Mexican citizens cheered on America, and America cheered on Mexico officially ending long lived tensions from our past. All thanks to these beautiful thunderbirds! Ever since, Mexico has slowly began to adopt American culture, and military style of equipment.
And now they want to build a wall to keep the Mexicans out.
@Bighorn44 None Wow, you sound like a psychopath. What's criminal about Mexico? Last time I checked their government arrested and extradited the biggest cartel boss (El Chapo) and killed 12,000 cartels through military force, and imprisoned 8,500 more. And they're one of our largest trade partners. They also helped the U.S intercept the migrant caravan. A true patriot would idolize strength through diplomacy, not through hate, you are not an American patriot. I think you're crazy.
Protector 95 By chance if you like i can provide you with a link that has a well researched
and written 3pt article on the Mexican 201st Fighter Squadron. There has been an update
added recently. Cheers.
@@knightlykin1499 Thank you for sticking up for a great people and nation facing tough challenges-
The only Big Girl that I will ever love.
These things are too sexy for being designed only for the war. I cannot avoid thinking of them as big flying drag races machines.
Search for the RUclips Channels 'Voodoo1650' and 'Reno Air Racing Association' - and get some Racing Action. Iit's in decline the past years but you'll never forget the Sound of a Mustang at 500 mph...
m.ruclips.net/video/3c7cVP-lNZ8/видео.html
I guess the A-10 was the only subsequent aircraft worthy to inherit the Thunderbolt name since it carried on the similar mission of the original gem.
Good point.
Say thanks to Republic aircraft…they built both planes.
Are you forgetting the Republic F84E, F84G, F84F, F105B, F105D, & F105G?
P-47, The biggest, baddest, brute on the block.
My Dad flew these in WW2. He was in the very first class of Army Air corps cadets. There were 69 cadets in his class and only 2 survived the war. He told me half of them were lost in training. Local civilians would come out to the field on Sundays to watch for crashes.
Like how at the end a Spitfire cuts in front of the Jug with its little putt putt motor sound.
That ''putt-putt'' Merlin probably did more to help win the war than any other engine. putt-putting it's way to more than 2,200hp and over 3,500 ft/lbs of torque. I'll take one any day
Different planes built for different things. Both awesome.
@@jj182bass You do know the P-51 replaced its Allison engines with the Merlins? So she could escort the Allied bombers to their targets.
They tried to put extra fuel tanks on the Spitfire but it lost its roll capabilities.
The P-51 was a escort fighter while the Spitfire was a interceptor.
Both with the Merlins.
You need a hearing test mate.
The Merlin is the sound of an angry God.
Spitfire at 8:23: “Excuse me ‘ol chap.”
p47: DAMMIT YOU'RE BLOCKING THE CAMERA
Thanks for the video from this giant fighter nice to see how he fly
P-47 starting up is the sound of 18 cans of whoopass being opened up all at once, serious wrath on the recipient.
My grandfather flew the P-47 D Razorback and Bubble Canopy in WWII. He also flew the P-40 . 9th AF and TAC
Thanks for posting.
Great footage of a classic warbird.
Thankyou. Glad you could enjoy it!
Friggn' props are massive.
Fantastic Airplane. That plane brought home many pilots while the plane was shot full of holes.
Beautiful plane, sounds like that turbo supercharger is still hooked up and working well too!!
No turbo has been removed
Emmet Floyd Wait, no (coma) turbo has been removed, or no turbo has been removed? Lol
My bad, the turbo has been removed and the pipes welded shut.
Emmet Floyd oh interesting. That whine / whistle sounded like it! I guess most of the turbo supercharged warbirds did this. That’s kinda a bummer but I’m sure it was extremely complicated and maintenance intensive, and totally pointless at the speeds and attitudes it operates at. Blower control on our TBM is locked in “low” for the same reason.
Unless by chance the new owner replaced it but Yes it really was no longer needed it was just an unnecessary expense and maintenance item, we welded the pipes closed because it made the cockpit ungodly hot.
Just think the sound of 100's of these and b17s running
Also the a10s grandpa
My favorite war bird!
Nothing like the Jug!
Built not far from where I live and at one time I lived very close to the factory in East Farmingdale NY. Sadly by then they were just about out of business (1987). We still have the American Airpower Museum, which is one of the last buildings left from Republic Aviation.
Fantastic. My grandfather, Louie, installed the left wing landing gear assemblies at Republic Aviation on Long Island during the war. I still have some of the tire valve caps he kept after production was suspended.
Brilliant connection. He probably fitted the left wing landing gear then - I wonder if a tire valve cap was missing? Joking apart, some nice mementoes. These days maybe somebody could build an aircraft around a pair of those?
Lovely sounding plane!
I always loved the growl of american engines.
Very nice plane, and good camera work too.
Great filming!
Thanks Stephen :)
Beautiful plane.
A big, beautiful, mighty and evil warbird, with good song.
Umm....pretty sure I just saw a two seat Spitfire taxi by! Never knew that existed!
Here is an article on the origins of the 2 seat Spitfire - flyaspitfire.com/origins-of-the-two-seater-spitfire - In short, Vickers Supermarine converted 2, one during WW2 and another after, as 'prototypes' to test their feasibility. Subsequently the Irish Air Corps ordered Spitfires and decided to use dual control 2 seaters to train with. A number of survivors are made up of these aircraft, but some single seat Spitfires have been converted more recently in order that they can be 'pay their way' by being used to fly paying passengers for experience flights as well as to train and convert private pilots to enable them to fly single seat Spitfires.
They were no “Whistling Death “ but they were a nice airplane.
This is amazing plane design. The lines, weight and aesthetic are fantastic. Looks and feels so balanced. Prolly flies like rubbish... but gives the Mustang a run for it's money (looks-wize). I'm a designer so I know nothing about planes but I like this design.
It turned out to be one of the three greatest American fighters of WW2. It was actually designed around its engine supercharger, which made it able to climb to greater height and perform better in the thinner atmosphere. As a designer you may be interested in the technicalities and history which are outlined very well here - www.aviation-history.com/republic/p47.html
Fast, maneuverable at high altitude, air-cooled reliability in ground attack, rugged, armored and eight .50 machine-guns. My choice.
Yup above 20'000 ft the Jug could stay with a FW190 and thats saying a lot. Its roll rate was very good and the 190 was the best aircraft of the war till the 51 came along. 190 was pretty much the german equivalent of the T bolt. Fast ' rugged and very reliable
I was curious where this one was built. The old US Department of Defense plant where this plane was built still stands to this day in Evansville, Indiana. It passed to the Whirlpool Corporation sometime after the war where up until maybe a decade ago they produced kitchen appliances. It now belongs to Sugar Steel Corporation. Several organizations out of Evansville have tried without much success to procure a P47. Thank you for sharing this video. You see lots of P51s and Spitfires on youtube. P47s not so much.
The video caption notes that this aircraft was built in Evansville.
@@soaringvulture thanks for letting me know
The P-47 Thunderbolt! The most rugged fighter of the war,one of the most deadliest fighters in history.
Need a go pro in the cockpit, love see the pilot input
Just have to wait till Kermit weeks gets one, his first person videos are great
The Beast!!! Putting a P47 in a dogfight is like putting a hockey player in a figure skating contest, a figure skating contest to the death, the figure skaters may dance around him some but sooner or later he's gonna get a hold of them, and when he does it's curtains for them.
Very true. A good analogy.:)
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Typical American machine, too big, too heavily armored, too heavily armed, used too much fuel, too powerful, perfect!!!👌
@@dukecraig2402 Far better to have 'more of everything'!
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That's right, that's why when someone ask me once "Why do you own 3 motorcycles?"
I told them "Because I can't afford 3 airplanes."
My god this is awesome!
My dad flew one of these over the pacific islands helping out the marines during WW2
I believe that during the war a pilot (don’t know name) was forced to crash land his Jug behind enemy lines. His wing man landed his plane and the two pilots clambered into the P47 and took off for home base. A brave act but when they returned they were reprimanded for risking the loss of two pilots and an intact P47. They should have been bemedalled for their bravery
Sounds like a feasible story. If the rescue pilot was reprimanded, he certainly had poor leadership. As you say, he should've been rewarded, but I don't suppose either he or the pilot he rescued cared one iota about either. He saved his 'buddy' and that's all that counts!
Sweet! Someone has to get some photos of this with the commemorative paint jobs the F-15s at Lakenheath currently have!
Wow!!! Most awesome fighter ever!!
Thats one big sexy fighter!
That must be the shortest flight ever ! Very interesting to see hydraulic releasing the engine to purge the oil from the lower heads before start up, not that it appears to have cleared much oil by the look of the clouds of smoke when it did start, very nice to see the ground preparation on your videos. Chris B.
Chris, Thankyou. The engine was even more reluctant to start than it appears, as I have excluded about half of the procedure from the film. The aircraft was flying out for a display at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire (East Midlands Airshow). The pilot, Stuart Goldspink, requested a couple of flypasts after take off but was refused because the circuit was too busy at the time and upon return there was just a fly through and break for landing, which is why it appears to be such a short flight. I hope to catch a full planned display from the P-47 over the coming weekend.
Steve.
Englishman...pulling the prop through checks for a liquid lock. It doesn't clear one. If the prop meets resistance, a spark plug must be pulled to drain the oil from the clearance volume.
High Flight. Thank you very much for the info! Great website, will keep watching!
Can you imagine 16 of these beast warming up for a attack mision some where in Germany.
Outstanding video!
Thank you very much!
If there was any WW2 war bird I could take into that war, this would be it.
Was that a Spitfire taking off at the end?
Incredible background!!! Nice video!!!
Thank you. It's a beautiful and powerful beast of an aircraft!👍
単戦ながら日本軍の双発戦闘機なみの重量と馬力、軽爆以上の搭載量、高速、防弾すべて圧倒する。米軍機で高い帰還率を誇る。
非常に良い点1
seven tons of hell...bet many an enemy looked up in fear....
So many words have been said about this fighter, and not a word about its designer Alexander Kartveli.
An amazing aircraft designer with a very interesting (but necessarily secretive) life. Very interesting to read about. Inaccurate information on 'Wikipedia' concerning date and circumstances of his death, which I have edited/corrected, with sources supplied!
Nothing like hearing the Wright R2800 double wasp fire up!
absolutely! Even if in the P47 the engine is a little bit "silenced", because of the ducts and tubes connecting it to the supercharger in the tail.
It's a Pratt And Whitney engine, Wright didn't make an R2800).
Dam that sounds good....
Great video of this beast! :)
Worked on a lot of r-2800 [like the one powerring the p-47d] engines during Nam..mostly on C-123. Had two engines and two jets.
I didn't know that about the C-123 Provider (but then I realised I need to know more about the C123 Provider!). Isn't there one of those as a wreck in the movie 'Air America'? Those R2800s are great engines, thousands made for all kinds of different aircraft and totally up to the job, loads of spares, pretty reliable and can take punishment. Then put them on American aircraft - near perfect! Take a look at this film (it might make you weep) - I'd be interested in your opinion on the R2800 engine which goes on to fail? - ruclips.net/video/h6H0YAE2p0g/видео.html
Just wondering who the 10 were that disliked this excellent example of a historic WW II aircraft...
They're probably all members of 'extinction rebellion' and the 'flat earth society'!
Probably mustang fan boys.
@Trey Stephens I agree. Give me a P47 T bolt anyday .That magnifacent beast broke the luftwaffes back long before the Pretty boy P51 was even a design on paper.T bolts brought their pilots home. One bullet in a vital coolant line and the P51 made you a POW.
These are my favoritest airplanes of ww2 times
Almost my favourite plane. Call me weird but I like the razorback Jugs better.Tough ,mean,solid,don`t mess with me,it`s me that`s going home.
Both are great heavy powerful and dependable. If I was a WW2 pilot though, I'd go for this over the razorback, purely for the better all around visibility afforded by the canopy.
Sure,makes sense.Were there any other differences between this and the Razorbacks? I seem to recall the P51D with bubble canopy were slightly slower than previous models and often see modified P51D racers with built up backs.Probably insignificant on P47 with all that mass and power.
The razor back was the faster of the two. You are correct that the bubble canopy made them slower.
Razorback didn't have self sealing tanks
Good point ! The razorback looks Mean alright!
Bellos recuerdos de mi juventud.
Good thing about this bit, he ain't fightin.. lo.
Also keeps mosquitos away.
I love this plane
I wonder if the turbo is actually working in this plane or if he disconnected it, usually if it is disconnect the start up exhaust will shoot through the cowling, but in the video it didnt
It is a very fantastic aeroplane
That plane was built for 160 octane fuel.
Got any of that laying around?